Girls' name · since 1976
Nafeesah
206 babies named Nafeesah in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #19,535 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 206
- born since 1976
- 1980s
- peak decade
Nafeesah sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 206 recorded since 1976.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nafeesah has been recorded 206 times among girls since 1976, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 2022.
- #19,535 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 206 born since 1976
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nafeesah ranks #19,535 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 206 born since 1976, peaking in the 1980s.
- #19,535 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 206
- born since 1976
- 1980s
- peak decade
Nafeesah's 206 recorded births place it above 72.97% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by New Jersey.
Nafeesah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Nafeesah splits its recorded history at 1986: 33% of all births land in the more recent half, 67% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1994 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1979 peak of 24 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Nafeesah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2022
- Peak year (1979)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Nafeesah by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (92 births, 45% of the file).
1980s was Nafeesah's strongest decade.
92 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Nafeesah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
59 births
- 1980s
1980s
92 births
- 1990s
1990s
39 births
- 2000s 11
2000s
11 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 92 births (45% of all-time use).
Nafeesah by state
Where Nafeesah concentrates geographically, total births since 1976
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New Jersey | | 15 | 7.3% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 11 | 5.3% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 5 | 2.4% |
15 of 206 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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- Nafeesah's decade-level peak was the 1980s (92 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New Jersey records the most Nafeesahs (15 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New Jersey names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Nafeesah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1979)
Similar record span (~46 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1976–2022 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Nafeesah draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.